Prentice Hall Reviews & Rationales Nursing Fundamentals

by Hogan, MaryAnn; Ricci, Mary Jean Je, MSN RN; Taliaferro, Donna PhD; Bolten, Sara RN, MSN

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2nd

ISBN13:

9780132240789

ISBN10:

0132240785

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

8/23/2007

Publisher(s):

Prentice Hall

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Summary

Essential for NCLEX, course and competencey review, this resource is a complete, concentrated outline of nursing fundamentals. Each chapter contains objectives, pre- and post chapter tests with comprehensive rationales, vocabulary review, practice to pass exercises, critical thinking case studies, as well as NCLEX alerts and new test-taking strategies. Content includes all of the "need-to-know" facts covering the nursing process, physical assessment, communication, professional standards, health promotion through the lifespan, and more.

Author Biography

Mary Ann Hogan is Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Preface	p. vi
The Nursing Process	p. 1
Overview of Health Assessments	p. 28
Overview of Communication	p. 62
Overview of Professional Standards	p. 86
Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan	p. 105
Overview of Skills Necessary for Safe Practice	p. 132
Meeting Basic Human Needs	p. 162
Meeting the Needs of the Client with Pain	p. 203
Meeting the Needs of the Perioperative Client	p. 232
Meeting the Needs of the Client with Altered Skin Integrity, Sensory Perception, or Mobility	p. 257
Administering Medications and Intravenous Fluids	p. 284
Suggested Answers to Practice to Pass & Case Studies	p. 328
Index	p. 340
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